Voice of the people: The GOP has become a party with no shame

The Ledger
Thu, December 9, 2021,

A campaign sign in support of President Donald Trump sits on a lawn Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in a Hispanic neighborhood of Miami. Florida's Cuban American voters remain a bright spot in Trump's effort to retain his winning coalition from 2016. Polls show his strong support from these key voters may even be growing to include the younger Cuban Americans that Democrats once considered their best hope of breaking the GOP's hold. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The GOP has become a party with no shame

What has happened to the GOP?

Let’s look at the faces of the Republican Party. The QAnon Squad: Marjory Taylor Green, Georgia; Lauren Boebert, Colorado; and Paul Gosar, Arizona; right-wing nuts all. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a man who allowed the ex-president to dishonor his father and wife and still kisses the ring. A man who vacations in Cancun while his constituents literally freeze to death.

A Party that has no policies only culture wars, no solutions only grievances. A Party that supports vigilantes, be it Kyle Rittenhouse or the Texas abortion law. A Party that has lost its conservative way. A Party that stands for fear and hate. A Party slipping into fascism. A Party that is so hypocritical that it claims Christian morals and punishes the poor and downtrodden. A Party the espouses pro-life and discounts the science and actively obstructs simple and proven lifesaving measures to minimize the deaths from COVID-19.

A Party whose titular head is a lying conman, an instigator of an insurrection, a grifter bringing in millions of dollars from his "marks."

A Party with no shame.

A Party with only two honorable members who would dare to stand up to these bigots, liars and cheats.

Bruce W. Paulson, Winter Haven


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